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Lymantria lunata

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Species of moth

Lymantria lunata
Female
Lymantria lunata curvifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lymantria
Species: L. lunata
Binomial name
Lymantria lunata
(Stoll, 1782)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx lunata Stoll,
  • Pegella ichorina Butler, 1884
  • Lymantria lunatoides Strand, 1923
  • Lymantria diversa Turner, 1936
  • Pegella diversa

Lymantria lunata, the luna gypsy moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in Southeast Asia, from India to the northeast coast of Australia.

The wingspan is about 60 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Mangifera indica, Buchanania muelleri and Ficus benjamina.

Subspecies

  • Lymantria lunata lunata
  • Lymantria lunata diversa
  • Lymantria lunata curvifera

References

  • Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 September 2009). "Lymantria lunata (Stoll, 1782)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Lymantria lunata


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